Clinical Nurse

Wesley Choices - Cancer Support Centre - Clinical Nurse
Employment Type:
Part Time - 32 hours a fortnight (2 days per week)

Remuneration:
$ $59.61 p/h + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Location:
The Wesley Hospital - Auchenflower

Applications Close:
7th of December 2025

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Private Hospital
The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia's iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals. From the heart of Brisbane, more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life's journey making a meaningful difference in the lives of generations of Queenslanders. We offer comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services with a particular focus on cancer care, cardiac care, women's and children's care, and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia.

An integral part of our team, as a Clinical Nurse, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let's make a meaningful difference, together

Your part in The Wesley Hospital
The Wesley Hospital Choices Cancer Support Centre (Choices) is currently seeking a passionate and motivated Clinical Nurse to join our Choices' team on a part time 32 hours a fortnight. The purpose of this role is to ensure that comprehensive, co-ordinated care is provided to patients and their families experiencing a cancer diagnosis and people undergoing cancer treatment. Clinical experience and a holistic approach to cancer care in this specialty is essential.

The role would involve both inpatient and outpatient consultations and some expertise around managing the side effects of treatment. The Choices' team will provide you with a supportive team environment with opportunities for ongoing development.

What makes a difference for us?
To be successful in your application you must have the following skillset:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge & skills in psychosocial and cancer nursing care which promotes optimal patient outcomes
• A high commitment to the provision of safe, appropriate, quality patient care & holistic approach to cancer care
• Assess and respond appropriately to clinical nursing issues and concerns
• Effectively exchange information regarding patient responses in nursing care
• Exercise authority through appropriate decision making
• Working closely with multidisciplinary teams to provide best care and support for the patient and family
• Providing information on social supports and resources to patients and families
• Advocating for patients and family's needs by collaborating with other health professionals while respecting culture, values, beliefs & spirituality
• Contributing to the development and implementation of team and organisational objectives in quality emotional care
• Effective communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to facilitate liaison with patients, families, medical professionals and other stakeholders
• Excellent time management
• The ability to facilitate co-ordination of care and education throughout the cancer treatment trajectory and beyond
• Critical thinking, assessment and complex problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements.

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We'd love you to be part of our UnitingCare family
By joining our Hospitals, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we're a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.